escobedo's uglyface video demo

pinkjimiphoton · Post by **pinkjimiphoton** » 08 May 2011, 01:11

here ya go, one lame-o video of this incredibly cool pedal, this is really about my favorite build yet....

RnFR · Post by **RnFR** » 08 May 2011, 17:43

nice display of the available tones. I always wanted to build one of these things, but never got around to it. Escobedo is certainly an enigma of a dude. such cool little elegant circuits. trippple fuzz is on the list, too. playing with "smoke" in hand, and that avatar is worth the price of admission alone!

pinkjimiphoton · Post by **pinkjimiphoton** » 08 May 2011, 18:14

G.G. · Post by **G.G.** » 10 May 2011, 14:35

demo sounds fantastic, I'm sold! Thanks for the layout too, added to my build list!

pinkjimiphoton · Post by **pinkjimiphoton** » 10 May 2011, 14:59

my pleasure, bro, i'm glad i could help spread the word about this amazing pedal.

it sounds AWESOME before an octavia!!!! and loves having a fuzz in front of it...makes it sound a lot like an analog synth.

Greg · Post by **Greg** » 15 May 2011, 01:09

Yeah, thanks for the demo PinkJimi (from another G.G.)..
I have to build this one now.. it sounds great.

pinkjimiphoton · Post by **pinkjimiphoton** » 15 May 2011, 02:29

Greg_G wrote:Yeah, thanks for the demo PinkJimi (from another G.G.)..
I have to build this one now.. it sounds great.

thanks bro, have fun! glad you enjoyed my lame ass video

DrNomis · Post by **DrNomis** » 15 May 2011, 12:05

That's got to be the wickedest (wicked as in way cool) sounding stompbox I've ever heard,enjoyed the video demo alot, I've gotta make one of these....

pinkjimiphoton · Post by **pinkjimiphoton** » 15 May 2011, 13:54

i think this is escobedo's coolest circuit, definitely. i really wanna make a wobbletron, i built it three times but just can't make it work.

but the uglyface's true beauty is it's incredible versatility...i'm still finding new possibilities with it!

glad you enjoyed the demo...rock on!

Nocentelli · Post by **Nocentelli** » 15 May 2011, 17:44

pinkjimiphoton wrote: i really wanna make a wobbletron, i built it three times but just can't make it work.

Build the bigfoot magnavibe instead: it's pretty much the same circuit but with an ldr/led instead of the third transistor. I did a layout for it and it's verified, sounds great.

Gonna build me an uglyface after watching that demo btw, great stuff!

pinkjimiphoton · Post by **pinkjimiphoton** » 15 May 2011, 20:02

cool!! hey, do ya have a schem or layout for the magnavibe? would love to try and build it!!!

glad ya liked the demo...it truly is a great pedal!!!

RnFR · Post by **RnFR** » 16 May 2011, 01:54

the search function is your friend.

pinkjimiphoton · Post by **pinkjimiphoton** » 16 May 2011, 02:10

lol...i found it, thanks!! lol...

getting the couple parts i don't already have tomorrow, it's on the list as the next build!

DougH · Post by **DougH** » 17 May 2011, 12:30

Really *really* nice demo.

The "chirp" sounds on the attack are very synthy. Contrary to the name, the neck pup octave effect was beautiful, really beautiful timbres there.

I want to build this now. Escobedo is a genius.

Try the tripple fuzz if you get a chance. It's a lot of fun too.

pinkjimiphoton · Post by **pinkjimiphoton** » 17 May 2011, 12:33

thanks for the props, doug...and the heads-up, too!

escobedo is definitely a genius!

eatyourguitar · Post by **eatyourguitar** » 20 May 2011, 00:54

I saw the video and I think I need to build one of these into a wah enclosure with the threshold knob on the expression pedal. that would make the noisy side of this pedal totally usable in a band.

pinkjimiphoton · Post by **pinkjimiphoton** » 20 May 2011, 05:06

you may have better luck with the frequency or sensitivity, the threshold only sets the point at which the oscillator overpowers the guitar signal.

mahony · Post by **mahony** » 01 Jun 2011, 19:22

Hi,
The cmos 555 use is a myth or is real ? Why?

pinkjimiphoton · Post by **pinkjimiphoton** » 01 Jun 2011, 20:26

other than cmos 555's don't seem to work with audio, i've built a couple things with them now, and only the cmos chips seem to actually work.

p_wats · Post by **p_wats** » 02 Jun 2011, 13:46

I had my heart set on building PWM (breadboarded one and loved it), but now I want an Uglyface. I guess I have to build both

...in the same enclosure!?